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Rhodium Is Earth's Rarest and Most Expensive Precious Metal
Want the numbers? Consider that today the price of rhodium is $14,000 per ounce, while gold is a mere $1,783 per ounce. Here's the scoop on this relatively unknown element and four other transition metals.
Other Transition Metals
Coming in at 27 on your periodic table is cobalt, an essential element in rechargeable batteries and jet engines. In 2018, the U.S. Department of …
Armor-piercing bullets, rocket engine nozzles and drill bits for cutting through solid rock are just some of the products made with tungsten, one of …
If phrases like "platinum status" and "going platinum" are to be believed, the precious metal is the best and baddest in all the land. But how elite …
Martin Frobisher thought he'd hit the jackpot. The year 1576 found this English explorer and legal pirate — he was sanctioned by the crown to plunder …
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